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BUTTERFLY CODE, THE
In the Summer of 2000, a butterfly is caught by a young man in Japan. He discovers that on the back of its wings is a strange hand-written code. Scientists later traced the code to Taiwan, an island approximately 1,200 km away. Could this tiny insect really fly all this way across the ocean? Was it intentional or accidental? Learn the secrets that this butterfly code reveals.
Produced by National Geographic International (Produced in 2005)












